Vancouver NE Chiefs Archived Info from 2013 & 2017

This was the official website for the Vancouver NE Chiefs.
Content is from the site's archived pages - 2013 and 2017 .The current website for the Vancouver North East Chiefs is found at: www.vancouvernechiefs.com/

MISSION STATEMENT

Vancouver NE Chiefs, building champions as athletes, leaders and role models for others.

The Chiefs are dedicated to pushing the abilities of all our people everyday. We have a strong belief in our core values, and continue to stand by those values no matter the adversity or opportunity.

The Chiefs are committed to the quest for excellence, the pursuit of lifelong friendships and the abundance of strong character.

The Chiefs support and promote its people with the club goals always in mind and in the best interest of the spirit of sport.

Jimmy Ghuman

General Manager

Former Chiefs assistant coach Jimmy Ghuman rejoins the Chiefs staff this season as general manager. With a championship already under his belt as a coach, Ghuman has his sights set on continuing the build the Chiefs program from the top down. Ghuman has also served as a video coach with the Team BC U16 program, earning a silver medal at the 2016 Western Canada Challenge Cup in Calgary.

Jacob Lazare

Director of Media

Lazare enters his third full season with the Chiefs. His Media Relations position puts him in charge of social media, team coverage, the website, and the online broadcasts.

Matt Korchmar

Goaltending Coach

Korchmar joined the Chiefs 3 seasons ago and has been developing the team's goalies ever since. He has worked closely with NHL and WHL goalie coaches, giving him a wide range of new technical knowledge and a professional mind-set. Along with the Chiefs, Korchmar currently coaches goalies at the WHL and BCHL levels.

Kai Heinonen

Strength and Conditioning

Heinonen joins the Chiefs for his first season as strength and conditioning coach. He currently runs his own gym and training centre and has worked with hockey players from every level, including a group of professional players from the NHL and beyond.

An aside: I love hockey. Been watching it since I was a little girl. My enthusiasm for the game often was greater than my boyfriends when I was in high school and college. 2018 proved to be just as exciting as 2017 for me, watching my favorite hockey team, the Chiefs. It was tough watching the Chiefs loss at home to Greater Vancouver (6-7) on January 29th last year. I have been following the team on their new official website this year.

Sometimes my obligations for the online wig store I work for gets pushed to the side when the Chiefs are playing. Just this week I
was tasked with making all the swatch colors for each Raquel Welch product page was up to date. That required me to view all Raquel Welch wigs available on the site and compare what we showed against the inventory feed from the brand. We offer a lot of Raquel Welch styles and multitude of colors. I had promised to finsih it by the weekend, but ....hockey was beckoning me.

After 4 exciting regular season matchups, the Chiefs and Canadians were set to meet in round 2 of the BCMML playoffs. And I wanted to watch the game live. Sometimes I have to record the games, but for me the anticipation and excitement of watching a live game, particularly playoff games, is far superior to watching a recorded game, particularly if I already know the outcome. Gotta go, can't miss this. It reminds me of 2015 when after a sweep of Valley West in the opening round, the Chiefs hosted the Canadians in round 2.
Okay, so I was three days late. I honestly don't believe I could have finished the work even without the hockey game. Fortunately no one noticed since they were all busy dealing with orders. Anyone who is a hockey fan understands.

Chiefs vs Canadians - Playoff Preview

The teams split the season series, with each team stealing a W in the other's barn. The Chiefs 7-6 regulation loss at home to Greater Vancouver came on January 29, and marked their first loss since early December. It was also the first, and eventually only, regulation loss by the Chiefs at home this season. The Canadians finished the season with a modest 17% powerplay, but in their 7-6 win over the Chiefs, the powerplay was responsible for 5 of their goals, and the other 2 came while down a man. More recently, in their first round series with the Thunderbirds, the Canadians managed to go 3/14, good for 21%, despite having taken themselves off of a powerplay early with a penalty of their own four times. Discipline by both teams will be essential in the outcome of the series.

Both Liam Evenson and Kolby Matthews (pictured above) lead the way for the Chiefs in round 1 and will look to continue their success against the Canadians. Evenson had 2 goals and an assist, but it was the rest of his game that shone through against Valley West. He lead the Chiefs with 16 hits over the two games, and took nearly half of the Chiefs faceoffs, winning 67% of them. Matthews survived a game 1 scare only to bounce back with a shutout in game 2. The heart and soul of this Chiefs squad, Matthews has proven he is a big game performer. He shutout the top team in Alberta, the Calgary Buffaloes, in a must win game at Mac's this season. Last year, he nearly stole the Chiefs a playoff series against the heavily favoured Giants, losing 3-2 in a double overtime in a deciding game 3 despite Matthews making over 70 saves.

Vancouver NE Chiefs Vs GV Canadians January 29, 2017

Greater Vancouver came into the Palace at Poirier looking for redemption after an 8-5 loss the day earlier. The Chiefs were looking to extend their 10 game winning streak, and their sparkling home record.

Scott Atkinson lead the way for Greater Vancouver in round 1. The GVC captain had 3 goals and 2 assists in the opening round. The Edmonton Oil Kings prospect finished 3rd in the BCMML in scoring in the regular season, but much like Chief Ethan Leyh, he did not play in all 40 games. When it comes to points per game throughout the year, Leyh and Atkinson ranked 1st and 2nd respectively. Shutting down Atkinson, as well as his linemate Sasha Mutala, who was a 40 assist man in his first BCMML season will be imperative for the Chiefs to book their tickets to the BCMML Finals

Game 1 goes tomorrow (Friday) night at Poirier at 7pm. Game 2 on Saturday will also see a 7pm puckdrop, with a potential third game taking place Sunday morning at 11am. Be sure to come out and support your Vancouver NE Chiefs as they continue their road to the Telus Cup!